Megophthalmidia Dziedzicki

Amorim, Dalton De Souza & Oliveira, Sarah Siqueira, 2013, Types of Neotropical Mycetophilidae (Diptera) at the Natural History Museum collection, London, Zootaxa 3726 (1), pp. 1-119 : 39

Megophthalmidia Dziedzicki

Megophthalmidia Dziedzicki 1889: 404 , 525 (as Megophtalmidia , pp. 526, 532). Type-species, M. zugmeyeriae Dziedzicki (mon.) = crassicornis (Curtis).

M. divergens Edwards 1932: 141 . Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Bom Retiro. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included only the male holotype. The labels of the holotype are as follows: “S. Catarina / Bom Retiro / I.29 [hw]” // “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “ Megophthalmidia / divergens Edw. [hw] / F.W. Edwards 193[pr]1[hw]” // Brasil. / Th. Borgmeier. / B.M. / 1931- 577” // “ HOLOTYPE [pr] / Megophthalmidia / divergens [hw] Edwards / det. J.E. Chainey, 1995 [pr]” // “BMNH(E) # / 254325”. The type is in good condition and the terminalia has not been dissected.

M. edwardsiana Lane 1954d: 106 , fig. 1 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a female allotype, supposedly sixteen male and one female paratypes, of which the holotype, the allotype, and actually four male and three female paratypes are at the NHM , as well as two paratypes with the abdomen missing. The labels of the types are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 11.7.[hw]193[pr]8[hw]” // Megophthalmidia / edwardsiana [hw] / det. John Lane 195[pr]2[hw]” / “BMNH(E) # 254330”. The holotype is in bad condition, with both wings, the head, and the legs beyond the coxae missing. Some of the paratypes have the wings or the male terminalia mounted on microslides ( BMNH (E) # 254331-40) .

M. freemani Lane 1954d: 108 , fig. 2 (♂ terminalia). Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype and a female allotype, both of which are at the NHM . The labels of the types are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 9.7.[hw]193[pr]8[hw]” // [male terminalia dissected and mounted between microslides attached to a pinned card] / / Megophthalmidia / freemani [hw] / det. John Lane 195[pr]2[hw]” / “BMNH(E) # 254326”. The holotype is in very bad condition. The head, legs beyond the coxae and both wings are missing. The abdomen was removed and mounted together with the terminalia. The allotype is in better condition, with the wings and most legs preserved ( BMNH (E) # 254327) .

M. nigra Freeman 1951: 82 , fig. 291 (wing). Type-locality: Argentina, Río Negro, Bariloche. Holotype ♂, NHM.

( Figure 102 )

Notes. The type series included the male holotype, a male and two female paratypes, all of which are at the NHM. The labels with the holotype are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “Bariloche / 28.xi–1.xii.1926.” // “ Argentina / Río Negro / F. & M. Edwards / B.M. 1927–63.” // “ Megophthalmidia / nigra / Freeman. / HOLOTYPE ” [printed on red label]” // “BMNH(E) # / 254321”. The holotype and the paratypes ( BMNH (E) # 254322-4) are in excellent condition and the male terminalia has not been dissected .

M. plaumanni Lane 1954d: 109 . Type-locality: Brazil, Santa Catarina, Nova Teutônia. Holotype ♂, NHM.

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Notes. The type series included the male holotype and a female allotype, both of which are at the NHM . The labels of the types are: “HOLO- / TYPE” [printed in black on a rounded label with red border]” // “HOLOTIPO [printed in black on a rose label with black border]” // “ Brasilien / Nova Teutonia / 27º 11’ S 52º 23’ W / Fritz Plaumann / 20.8.[hw]193[pr]8[hw]” // Megophthalmidia / plaumanni [hw] / det. John Lane 195[pr]2[hw]” / “BMNH(E) # 254328”. The holotype is in good condition, and the male terminalia has not been dissected. The allotype is also in good condition ( BMNH (E) # 254329) .

Figures

FIGURES 88–99. Mycetophilidae habitus. 88. Leia pedifera Edwards, holotype ♂. 89. Leia rufithorax Freeman, paratype ♀. 90. Leia salobrensis Edwards, holotype ♀. 91. Leia smithi Edwards, holotype ♂. 92. Leia spinifera Edwards, paratype ♂. 93. Leia stonei Lane, paratype ♂. 94. Leia submaculipennis Freeman, holotype ♂. 95. Leiella catharinensis Lane, holotype ♂. 96. Leiella distincta Freeman, holotype ♂. 97. Leiella fulva Lane, holotype ♂. 98. Leiella zonalis Edwards, holotype ♀. 99. Megophthalmidia divergens Edwards, holotype ♂.

FIGURES 100–112. Mycetophilidae habitus. 100. Megophthalmidia edwardsiana Lane, paratype ♂. 101. Megophthalmidia freemani Lane, allotype ♀. 102. Megophthalmidia nigra Freeman, holotype ♂. 103. Megophthalmidia plaumanni Lane, allotype ♀. 104. Paraleia castanea Freeman, holotype ♂. 105. Paraleia caudata Edwards, syntype ♀. 106. Paraleia cinerea Freeman, paratype ♂. 107. Paraleia falcigera Freeman, holotype ♂. 108. Paraleia funerea Freeman, paratype ♂. 109. Paraleia nephrodops (Enderlein), ♂. 110. Paraleia nubilipennis (Walker), holotype ♂. 111. Paraleia peruviana Edwards, paratype ♀. 112. Paraleia sp. Freeman, ♀.